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Brett Smith - Professor, Durham University
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- Moving Social Work http://bit.ly/4mexJU4. https://bit.ly/3ZAC635
- CMOs Physical Activity & Disability Lead bit.ly/34jX9xb
- Coproduction http://bit.ly/3L1NGdI
- ResearchGate: Qualitative & PA disability papers https://bit.ly/436DsF7 .. more

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Dr Pete Olusoga @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social · 5d
What's behind door No.2️⃣1️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿‍🎄

It's Susie Chan!

Endurance runner, Peleton instructor, author, and amazing human being, Susie, was a guest on the podcast alongside the brilliant Dr Julie Johnston.

Listen now at eightypercentmental.com

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International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity @ifapanet.bsky.social · 9d
NAFAPA 2026 Conference to Take Place in Hawaiʻi: Call for Abstracts Now Open

The 18th North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (NAFAPA) Biennial Conference will be held from July 28 to 31, 2026, at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in Honolulu, USA. This international event will…
NAFAPA 2026 Conference to Take Place in Hawaiʻi: Call for Abstracts Now Open
The 18th North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (NAFAPA) Biennial Conference will be held from July 28 to 31, 2026, at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in Honolulu, USA. This international event will bring together scholars, practitioners, and students to share research and foster collaboration in the field of adapted physical activity. Hosted by the University’s College of Education, the conference invites submissions in three categories: research presentations, building sessions, and student work-in-progress proposals.
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Dr Pete Olusoga @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social · 11d
What's behind door No. 1️⃣5️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿‍🎄

Giving yourself a mild cognitive impairment in the name of masculinity!

That's right it's RAWDOGGING, the trend that saw people using their phones to take pictures of themselves not using their phones.

Top work, guys.

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Oli Williams @oliwilliams.bsky.social · 15d
2 years ago @the-polyphony.bsky.social kindly invited me @gmthomas.bsky.social @amychandler.bsky.social & Tanisha to write about the book we were putting together on stigma (see ⬇️). Now it's out @brisunipress.bsky.social they've let us do a mini-takeover! 1/5

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Recalibrating Stigma
Gareth Thomas, Tanisha Spratt, Oli Williams, and Amy Chandler reflect on the 2023 symposium: Recalibrating Stigma, Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness.
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International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity @ifapanet.bsky.social · 15d
Call for Applications to Host the 2028 NAFAPA Symposium

The North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity has opened the application process to select the host institution for the 2028 NAFAPA Symposium. Interested institutions are invited to submit proposals outlining their capacity to…
Call for Applications to Host the 2028 NAFAPA Symposium
The North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity has opened the application process to select the host institution for the 2028 NAFAPA Symposium. Interested institutions are invited to submit proposals outlining their capacity to deliver this scientific meeting, which focuses on advancing research, practice, and collaboration in adapted physical activity. Applications may be up to ten pages and should include details on the proposed conference location, the institution’s motivation for hosting, and information on the planning team.
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Dr Pete Olusoga @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social · 20d
What's behind door No.6️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿‍🎄

It's the brilliant Dr. Kate Hays on the Eighty Percent Mental podcast.

Get this episode by visiting eightypercentmental.com

Or listen wherever you normally get your podcasts 🎙️🎧

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 21d
“Positivism Creep”

“The subtle, often unacknowledged infiltration of positivist or post-positivist assumptions into methodologies where they do not naturally, philosophically, practically, or epistemologically belong.”

By @thomasgraves.bsky.social @maddipow.bsky.social @annayahprosser.bsky.social
Many developments to reform the research landscape have occurred over the past decade. These changes have been made with broad goals to improve the ‘openness’ of research and often assumed to be ‘methodologically -agnostic’; that is, they ostensibly have benefits for all researchers occupying all epistemological and methodological positions. ‘Open science’ initiatives such as study pre-registration (i.e., specifying research aims and analytical plan ahead of data access), open data sharing, open-access publication, and open materials sharing are becoming increasingly mainstream across many fields within social research and the natural sciences. While there has been much criticism of these interventions, largely from the qualitative research community, we want to draw attention to a troubling trend in the promotion of open science: the leaking of standards relevant only to quantitative research to all paradigms. Or, as others refer to it, “positivism creep”. Here, we situate positivism creep (i.e., the creeping of positivist conventions to all research) within research policy, we highlight its increasing prevalence within open science reforms, and we warn against a future which could alienate many non-positivist scholars. We argue that the primary framing of open science as the pursuit of reproducibility and objectivity risks promoting positivism creep in the social sciences and humanities. In particular, we suggest that overly strict open research requirements placed by funders may reduce the range and variety of epistemological positions that can be taken by researchers, with particularly deleterious effects for qualitative researchers.

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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 21d
New preprint with Thomas Graves and @annayahprosser.bsky.social: "Getting Creeped Out? Open Science, Qualitative Methods, and the Dangers of Positivism Creep".

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 21d
For more see, McKeown and Dixon (2017): doi.org/10.1111/spc3...
Research on intergroup contact has grown exponentially over the past decade. Such research has typically extolled the benefits of positive interaction between members of historically divided communities, particularly on outcomes related to prejudice reduction. Emerging work in the field, however, has qualified this optimistic picture by identifying three gaps in the existing literature. First, in everyday life, contact may be construed as a negative experience that increases rather than decreases responses such as prejudice, anxiety, and avoidance. Second, in real-life settings, contact is often circumscribed by informal practices of (re)segregation that are easily overlooked if researchers rely primarily on examining structured contact and explicit processes using primarily laboratory and questionnaire methods. Third, positive contact may have “ironic” effects on the political attitudes and behaviors of the historically disadvantaged, undermining their recognition of social injustice and decreasing their willingness to engage in collective action to challenge the status quo. Although it is now a truism that intergroup contact can reduce intergroup prejudice, these developments emphasize the importance of maintaining a critical perspective on the “contact hypothesis” as a model for promoting social change in historically divided and unequal societies. They also lay the foundations for future developments in the field.

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SQIP @qualpsy.bsky.social · 22d
📚 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞! 📚

This month’s pick is 𝑬𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 by Jonathan A. Smith & @Isabella E. Nizza.

Smith and Nizza guide us through a step-by-step method to explore how people make sense of their lived experiences.

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#qualitative

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Dr Virginia Calabria (she•her•lei•idda) @calvirgi.bsky.social · 23d
#internationalsayofpersonswithdisabilitie #DisabilityRights #MovingSocialWork #wellbeimg #Inclusion #Accessibility #conversations #intersectionality

My laptop knows what is relevant to my values.

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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 25d
The Government's Universal Credit Bill will cut in half the monthly health-element of UC for new claimants.

If you are looking to make a claim now or soon, it's important to check whether this could effect you - and what action you need to take.

See more
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/avoidin...
Avoiding The April 2026 Health Element Rate Cut To Universal Credit:
www.disabilityrightsuk.org

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UCL Qualitative Health Research Network @ucl-qhrn.bsky.social · 29d
🚨IMPORTANT UPDATE: DEADLINE EXTENDED🚨
Great news for all abstract submitters: you now have until 5PM on Monday 8 December to share your work! A huge thank you to everyone who’s submitted so far—we can’t wait to receive even more brilliant abstracts.

🔗submission portal: qhrn2026.exordo.com

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Nov 26
"Being in nature is about where your body is. Connecting is about how your attention behaves." Dr Yewande Okuleye, in our 'In Practice' series showcasing multi-modal creative engagement with the lived experience of chronic illness, disability and caregiving.

thepolyphony.org/2025/11/26/f...
From Pandemic Stress to Nature Connection
A quiet practice of attention, belonging, and rest in urban parks from Yewande Okuleye.
thepolyphony.org

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International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity @ifapanet.bsky.social · Nov 25
Call for Abstracts – EUCAPA 2026

The EUCAPA 2026 scientific meeting has opened its call for abstracts through its online registration system. Key deadlines include:• Abstract submission: 10 January 2026• Volunteer Program submission: 15 February 2026• Early bird registration: 31 March 2026•…
Call for Abstracts – EUCAPA 2026
The EUCAPA 2026 scientific meeting has opened its call for abstracts through its online registration system. Key deadlines include:• Abstract submission: 10 January 2026• Volunteer Program submission: 15 February 2026• Early bird registration: 31 March 2026• Presenting authors registration: 30 April 2026• Final registration: 4 June 2026 The event will be held in person and will feature keynote and invited lectures, oral and poster sessions, symposia, professional and video presentations, and workshops.
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ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · Nov 20
Wonderful day for the 4th conference on Social Work and #Conversationanalysis, #CASW25.
35 attendees from all over came together to share a wide array of settings, topics & data. This shows the breath of research in the field & how #emca contribute to progressing our understanding of SW practice.1/5

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Early Career Qualitative Health Reasercher Network @echqrn.bsky.social · Nov 18
✨Our event on 16/12/2025 is going online! Join us 11am-1pm UK time.

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ee984f...

We'll introduce our Network principles & share learning on core topics in qualitative research.

Come meet us, share with us and let's connect to grow our support network!❣️

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Nov 18
2025 may be winding down but our events calendar is not! 📆

From reading groups to seminars, online talks to in-person conversations, there is plenty going on at the IMH throughout the rest of November and December.

Read our latest newsletter to find out more 👇
mailchi.mp/e9a1d07e9700...
IMH Newsletter November 2025 (Events)
Upcoming events from the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.
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Stuart Biddle @stuartjhbiddle.bsky.social · Nov 13
NEW!
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Routledge Handbook of Digital Technologies in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education
This is the first book to offer in-depth analysis of the use of digital technologies in sport, exercise and physical education; their significance for the relationship between sport, exercise and wide...
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Peter van der Graaf @pvandergraaf.bsky.social · Nov 6
How can we better support informal caregivers to transition patients from hospital to home? We co-designed a personalised discharge planning toolkit to support meaningful conversations between hospital staff and informal caregivers. @fuseonline.bsky.social

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Co‐Producing Personalised Discharge Planning: Developing a Toolkit to Improve Caregiver Involvement in Hospital Transitions
Background Informal caregivers are often expected to support patients transitioning from hospital to home and yet are routinely overlooked in discharge planning. This gap can leave caregivers unprep...
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International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity @ifapanet.bsky.social · Nov 4
Postdoctoral Opportunity in Rehabilitation, Disability Sport, and Physical Activity at the University of Queensland

The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ) has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rehabilitation, Disability…
Postdoctoral Opportunity in Rehabilitation, Disability Sport, and Physical Activity at the University of Queensland
The School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland (UQ) has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rehabilitation, Disability Sport, and Physical Activity. This full-time, fixed-term position runs through 30 June 2028 and is based at UQ’s St Lucia Campus in Brisbane, Australia. The successful candidate will collaborate with the NIISQ Chair in Physical Activity and Disability to advance research that enhances health, rehabilitation, and inclusion for people with disabilities.
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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Nov 3
We are inviting applications for a Teaching Fellow in the Social Sciences of Sport and Physical Activity. This post offers an exciting opportunity to be part of the Sport and Exercise Sciences Department here at Durham.

For more information and to apply see here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Teaching Fellow (Grade 7)
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Oct 31
📅 Join us on Tuesday 4 November for a seminar on Violence, Trauma & Memory: The Causes and Impacts of Moral Injury. This hybrid event is free to attend either in person at the Institute for Medical Humanities, or online.

Find out more and book tickets:
IMH Violence, Trauma & Memory: The Causes and Impacts of Moral Injury
A seminar on the impact and causes of moral injury (the enduring presence of negative emotions) and the possibilities for repair and change.
www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Oct 28
📅 Join us on Monday 24 November for an online interdisciplinary symposium on Tourette Syndrome, imagining a future of Tourettic Studies that is looking beyond the syndrome, featuring Bridging Fellow @danielpjones.bsky.social.

Find out more & register here 👇
medhumsplatform.org/event/toward...
Presentation slide featuring photographs of 5 speakers for the event

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Oct 27
We're hiring 3 new editors! 2 general and 1 for reviews!

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We’re hiring! Editorial roles with The Polyphony
The Polyphony is seeking three Editors to join our team, two General Editors and one Reviews Editor.
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Antonio L Palmeira @antoniolpalmeira.bsky.social · Oct 26
Abstract prep in full swing for #ISBNPA2026 in Cádiz 🇪🇸! We’re exploring how motivation changes when people shift their physical activity behavior over 12 months—a fresh, dynamic perspective 🔄💪
I’ll be happy to present in any format.
🗓️ Don’t forget—abstracts due **Nov 12**!

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · Oct 24
In a new 10-min Talk with @britishacademy.bsky.social Professor @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social from @geogdurham.bsky.social explores how urban climate action can chart a path forward.

Listen to her full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLJ...
#DUresearch
Why are cities an important part of climate change?
YouTube video by The British Academy
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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Oct 24
More dance breaks required! 💃🕺

Emily Davis, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Moving Bodies Lab, was invited to facilitate participatory dance activities at two major arts and health events in the UK @dusportexsci.bsky.social

Read about it here 👇
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Participants taking part in a Dance Break at Young Leaders for Arts and Health London Summit. People sat down in a room with ornate ceiling and chandeliers, waving their arms in the air.

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Dept of Sport & Exercise Sciences, Durham University @dusportexsci.bsky.social · Oct 20
Our new academic year began with a Postgraduate Picturing Research event. Our PhD and Masters by Research students created an image and short text to depict their research. These reflected the varied, impactful, international and discipline spanning nature of PGR research within the department.

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Annayah M.B. Prosser @annayahprosser.bsky.social · Oct 20
🎤 Proposals for our Centre for Qualitative Research, University of Bath Qualitative Research Symposium at University of Bath School of Management are open until November 7th!
Find out more and submit your talk, symposium and workshop abstracts here:
www.bath.ac.uk/events/quali...
#qualitative
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